Coverack Primary SchoolGrade-Ruan CofE Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Helston.
Summary of the comparison
Coverack Primary School and Grade-Ruan CofE Primary School are primary schools in Helston.
Coverack Primary School scores 35 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Grade-Ruan CofE Primary School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Grade-Ruan CofE Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Coverack Primary School was judged Requires improvement and Grade-Ruan CofE Primary School was judged Requires improvement.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Grade-Ruan CofE Primary School (86.0% in 2022-23, 36.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HelstonCoverack Primary School | HelstonGrade-Ruan CofE Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F35/100 | C62/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 230th of 233 in Cornwall | 75th of 233 in Cornwall Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 22 | 70 | |
| Capacity | 49 | 90 | |
| Location | Helston, TR12 6SA | Helston, TR12 7JN | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 36.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 22 | 70 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 9.1% | 15.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 0.0% | 2.9% | |
| SEN support | 27.3% | 21.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.0% | 4.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.6% | 4.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.3% | 11.3% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Coverack Primary School
Grade-Ruan CofE Primary School
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